Bidspirit auction | Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Style Porcelain Cups

Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Style Porcelain Cups - Pair of Chinese white-glazed porcelain libation cups, each with a flaring rim above a tapered body and decorated in molded low relief with flowering branches and associated auspicious motifs. The warm ivory-white glaze and softly modeled ornament are characteristic of the blanc-de-Chine tradition associated with Dehua ceramics, where sculptural relief and subtle variations of light and shadow provide the principal decoration rather than painted color.The form and ornament recall small drinking and ceremonial vessels produced in southern China from the late Ming period onward and widely admired during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Prunus, one of the classic Chinese botanical emblems, symbolizes perseverance and renewal because it blossoms in winter. The restrained monochrome palette, molded floral decoration, compact tapering form, and fitted textile-covered boxes make the pair especially characteristic of later Dehua-style scholar?s and presentation wares. 2 small porcelain cups measuring approximately 3”x2?x2? with decorative storage boxes measuring 4?x2?x2?.